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The patch window has closed. Here is how F5 is built for what comes next.
Industry Trends | 04/27/2026

The patch window has closed. Here is how F5 is built for what comes next.

As AI models have changed software security, the industry needs to adapt.

By Kunal Anand
30 years at the application layer
Life at F5 | 04/09/2026

30 years at the application layer

F5 looks back to key moments that shaped the company.   

By Kunal Anand

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Three moves CISOs can't afford to delay
F5 Research | 05/05/2026

Three moves CISOs can't afford to delay

F5’s Chief Technology Operating Officer discusses findings from this year’s F5 State of Application Strategy Report—and what CISOs must do to get ahead of these trends.

By Michael Montoya
F5 Report 2026: AI inferencing has arrived, complicating an already complex IT landscape
F5 Research | 05/05/2026

F5 Report 2026: AI inferencing has arrived, complicating an already complex IT landscape

Newly released F5 research shows the majority of enterprises are taking AI inference in-house, with the average company now using seven AI models.

By Kunal Anand
Your infrastructure is like a city. Here's why that matters.
Industry Trends | 05/01/2026

Your infrastructure is like a city. Here's why that matters.

Enterprise IT environments are like complex, sprawling cities. See why a single, interconnected management platform is needed to manage them.

By François Locoh-Donou
The enterprise imperative for AI in a hybrid multicloud world
F5 ADSP | 04/30/2026

The enterprise imperative for AI in a hybrid multicloud world

How AI reshapes traffic patterns, API risk, and compliance—and why the Distributed Cloud Services Enterprise package delivers the depth needed across hybrid multicloud environments.

By Debrup Ghosh, Bhushan Pai
IT/OT convergence: What’s happening and why security has to lead
Industry Trends | 04/29/2026

IT/OT convergence: What’s happening and why security has to lead

As IT and OT systems converge, the attack surface grows. Learn how organizations can integrate securely—and how F5 ADSP helps protect operations at scale.

By Frank Yue
Managing AI agents with trust, control, and confidence
F5 ADSP | 04/28/2026

Managing AI agents with trust, control, and confidence

Agentic AI is reshaping applications. Learn how to establish trust, enforce boundaries, and safely enable AI agents at scale.

By Adam Martinetti, Robert Kusters, Randy Dizitser
The patch window has closed. Here is how F5 is built for what comes next.
Industry Trends | 04/27/2026

The patch window has closed. Here is how F5 is built for what comes next.

As AI models have changed software security, the industry needs to adapt.

By Kunal Anand
From rules to risk: The evolution of WAFs and the rise of AI-powered outcomes
F5 ADSP | 04/22/2026

From rules to risk: The evolution of WAFs and the rise of AI-powered outcomes

WAF programs stall in a familiar place: blocking mode is delayed because tuning is expensive.

By Debrup Ghosh
Sessions are sticky, context is clingy: How inference cheats to maintain conversations
Industry Trends | 04/21/2026

Sessions are sticky, context is clingy: How inference cheats to maintain conversations

“Stateless” inference isn’t truly stateless—conversation state is hauled along in tokens each request. That replay drives bandwidth, compute, and latency as context grows.

By Lori Mac Vittie
F5 Distributed Cloud Services reimagined for the platform era
F5 ADSP | 04/20/2026

F5 Distributed Cloud Services reimagined for the platform era

F5 Distributed Cloud Services evolves its packaging to simplify adoption, align consumption, and help customers grow securely across clouds and the edge.

By Derek Yee
AI latency: Why security can’t be a trade-off
Industry Trends | 04/17/2026

AI latency: Why security can’t be a trade-off

AI latency isn’t just about speed. It’s about designing systems that balance performance, security, and reliability.

By Jessica Brennan
You can’t firewall a conversation: How AI red-teaming became mission-critical
Industry Trends | 04/16/2026

You can’t firewall a conversation: How AI red-teaming became mission-critical

With AI deployments moving at machine speed, traditional methods of testing software are no longer fit for purpose.

By Jessica Brennan, Allan Healy
F5 Distributed Cloud CDN: Faster apps, one-click enablement, lower costs
F5 ADSP | 04/15/2026

F5 Distributed Cloud CDN: Faster apps, one-click enablement, lower costs

F5 Distributed Cloud CDN makes it possible to speed up apps, cut origin load and egress costs, and boost conversions with one click—without changing existing security policies.

By Colin Clauset, Dileep Bairraju
The benefits of AI for connected vehicle telemetry data
Industry Trends | 04/14/2026

The benefits of AI for connected vehicle telemetry data

See how AI intersects with telemetry to deliver and secure connected.

By Frank Yue
Testing reveals up to 3x throughput gains for MinIO storage with F5
F5 ADSP | 04/13/2026

Testing reveals up to 3x throughput gains for MinIO storage with F5

Independent testing shows F5 BIG-IP on VELOS delivers up to 332% higher MinIO throughput.

By Florin Meilescu, Muppalla Sridhar, Paul Pindell
CrowdStrike + F5: Extending detection and response to the network layer
F5 Ecosystem | 04/10/2026

CrowdStrike + F5: Extending detection and response to the network layer

As a Select member of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) Partner Program, CrowdStrike is working with F5 to extend detection and response to F5 BIG-IP systems at the network laye...

By Chris Stewart
30 years at the application layer
Life at F5 | 04/09/2026

30 years at the application layer

F5 looks back to key moments that shaped the company.

By Kunal Anand
F5 and Nutanix unveil new joint solutions
F5 Ecosystem | 04/07/2026

F5 and Nutanix unveil new joint solutions

The F5 + Nutanix partnership helps customers simplify platform migrations, secure AI-driven applications, and deliver consistent performance across environments.

By Yuichi Miyazaki
Agent skills: An emerging open standard
Industry Trends | 04/06/2026

Agent skills: An emerging open standard

Skills declare intent but don't enforce control. Real security must live at the tool boundary, where agent thoughts become actions and policy can be enforced.

By Lori Mac Vittie
Modernizing digital financial services with F5 and AWS
F5 Ecosystem | 04/03/2026

Modernizing digital financial services with F5 and AWS

Learn how financial services organizations can modernize apps, APIs, and AI securely by balancing innovation, performance, and risk.

By Dave Morrissey
The new hybrid multicloud challenge is operating without an app delivery and security platform
Industry Trends | 04/02/2026

The new hybrid multicloud challenge is operating without an app delivery and security platform

Enterprises aren’t leaving on-prem—they’re modernizing it. As portfolios stay mixed, app delivery and security must shift from environment-specific features to a unified platform.

By Lori Mac Vittie
F5 joins NIST PQC project to shape quantum‑safe standards
F5 ADSP | 04/02/2026

F5 joins NIST PQC project to shape quantum‑safe standards

By joining NIST’s “Migration to PQC” project consortium, F5 is helping to shape practical guidance for a quantum‑safe world.

By Rachael Shah
 Securing enterprise AI in financial services
Industry Trends | 03/31/2026

Securing enterprise AI in financial services

Learn why financial institutions adopting AI must also implement guardrails that can be customized and refined over time.

By Jessica Brennan
Securely adopt healthcare AI with F5 and Google Cloud
F5 Ecosystem | 03/30/2026

Securely adopt healthcare AI with F5 and Google Cloud

Together, F5 and Google Cloud enable secure, cost-efficient, performance-optimized AI that accelerates healthcare innovation.

By F5 Newsroom Staff
F5 Distributed Cloud Services: Security innovation built for operational scale
F5 ADSP | 03/30/2026

F5 Distributed Cloud Services: Security innovation built for operational scale

Learn how the latest upgrade to F5 Distributed Cloud Services advances AI driven security while strengthening the operational foundations teams need to run at scale.

By Derek Yee
Scanning for what matters most: OWASP Top 10 2025
F5 ADSP | 03/27/2026

Scanning for what matters most: OWASP Top 10 2025

The OWASP Top 10 2025 identifies the most critical web app security threats.

By Sebastian Brandes
Scanning for what matters most: OWASP Top 10 2025
F5 ADSP | 03/27/2026

Scanning for what matters most: OWASP Top 10 2025

The OWASP Top 10 2025 identifies the most critical web app security threats.

By Sebastian Brandes
Five tiers of antifragile cyber resilience turn practice into outcomes
Industry Trends | 03/27/2026

Five tiers of antifragile cyber resilience turn practice into outcomes

Learn how five antifragile resilience tiers transform disruption into adaptive behaviors that constrain failures and strengthen hybrid multicloud architecture.

By Griff Shelley, Colin Clauset, Mark Menger
From dashboard fatigue to operational excellence: Why XOps needs F5 Insight for ADSP
F5 ADSP | 03/26/2026

From dashboard fatigue to operational excellence: Why XOps needs F5 Insight for ADSP

Learn how F5 Insight for ADSP lays the visibility foundation for XOps—turning fragmented signals across applications and infrastructure into actionable intelligence.

By John Maddison
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